In the camp of Xishan, the war horses under Zhu Gaoxu's command were all dressed in colorful painted tiger skins. For he had received a report that the enemy army in the Blackwater River had many elephant soldiers.

The horses disguised as fake tigers, although ridiculous, people look at them fake, and perhaps the elephants know about them; The brightly colored tiger skin can still make the elephant fearful! So all the men and horses of the Ming army learned this trick.

Zhu Gaoxu also prepared a large number of firearms in the infantry battalion, which were also used against elephant soldiers. In the dignified field battle, except for the elephant soldiers, Zhu Gaoxu did not take the Annan army in his eyes at all.

He ordered the battalion to move twenty miles to the east, let the valley mouth out, wait for the reinforcements of the Annan army to come out and set up a battle, and then break the enemy head-on!

After waiting for a few days, the Annan army had not yet left the mountain and walked too slowly.

At this time, five days have passed since the destruction of the city of Duobang, and the enemy soldiers in Xishan should know the news. Zhu Gaoxu even questioned whether the enemy soldiers in Xishan would continue to go north after they had lost their fighters.

Some generals asked for orders to take the initiative to attack, but Zhu Gaoxu finally endured it and continued to wait to see the situation...... He really didn't want to go into the mountains and entangle with the enemy soldiers.

At this moment, the military report came from Duobang City again, and there were two people accompanying the messenger: Ruan Zhi and Jin Shishi.

The traitorous spy sent out by Zhu Gaoxu before has finally returned!

…… Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the two people who were in the dust, as well as Zhang Fu's messenger, he calmed down and didn't say anything for the time being, and opened the military newspaper first.

Zhang Fu wrote: The city of Duobang was broken, the enemy army was discouraged, and the people of Thang Long City were in turmoil. The fighter plane must not be lost, and the last general will take advantage of the victory to march into Thang Long and seize the eastern capital of Annam in one go!

Zhang Fu has some truth in what he said. However, the main force of the Annan army in the city of many states was destroyed, and Thang Long, the eastern capital of Annam, was already like a bag, and there was no need to attack it in a hurry...... But who's going to attack the dragon? Zhang Fu's position is closer to the east and is closer to Shenglong, so he must want to take the great credit of Shenglong himself?!

The eastern capital of Thang Long used to be the capital of Annam, and now it is also the capital of Annam. The capture of this city is not trivial...... Zhu Gaoxu said that he didn't need military exploits, but he didn't want to.

But he also considered that Duobang City fought hard, and it was Zhang Fu who took it; At this time, if Zhu Gaoxu went to pick peaches, it seemed a bit excessive.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately made a decision, picked up the pen and wrote a simple reply, ordering Zhang Fubu to march to Shenglong. And he gave the epistle to the messenger and brought it back.

"Chen Xingwang didn't come back?" Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to send the messenger away, and immediately asked directly.

Ruan Zhi bowed and said: "Lord, the last general has found the whereabouts of the queen, and Chen Xingwang has gone to see the queen." Therefore, only the last general and the Jin brothers rushed back to report. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up a little, "I really found it!" Where is she and what's going on? ”

The whereabouts of King Annan, there are many contradictions and fogs in the news everywhere, Zhu Gaoxu can't help but be curious, and he can't wait to know the truth.

Ruan Zhi replied, "The queen is not in her mother's Chen clan mansion.

After the last general arrived in Thang Long City, he secretly inquired about the news, and he had no clue for a month. Later, the last general heard that the Ming army was besieging the city of Duobang, which was not far from Thang Long. So we took counsel to give up our errand and go first to the city of Dobang to restore our lives.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the last general learned a news that the manor near Thang Long, the western capital Haoqiang Li Li, was surrounded by troops sent by Hu Yuancheng of Zuo Xiangguo! The last general knew some people in the Thang Long officialdom, and after many inquiries, he learned the inside story.

It turned out that it was not the Chen clan that ransomed the queen, but the powerful Li Li of the Western Capital. Li Li's private possession of the queen was accidentally revealed, and Hu Yuancheng besieged his manor and was about to search it.

Chen Xingwang heard that the queen was in Lili Manor, and despite the dissuasion, he risked his life to get in. The last general had to leave Thang Long as soon as possible, wanting to report the truth to the prince as soon as possible. We were captured by Ming scouts near the city of Dobang. After a military general inquired about the origin of Brother Jin, he sent someone to escort us to the prince's camp. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "I have long thought that the Chen clan will definitely not be able to keep the queen, it turns out that the queen has found someone else to help. I heard that the Hu family used to be surnamed Li, so Li Li and the pseudo-king Hu family are the same family? ”

Ruan Zhidao: "As far as the last general knows, they may have a relationship, but they are not related. However, Li Li's grandfather was a powerful family in the western capital of Thanh Hoa, and now the Li family's dog breeder Ding family has tens of thousands of people, and his power should not be underestimated. ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Will Li Li compromise with the Hu family and hand over the queen?" ”

Ruan Zhidao: "The last general doesn't know. ”

"Someone!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted. Zhao Ping, the chief of the bank, walked in from outside the door, hugged his fists and said, "What does the prince command?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand, stopped talking, and suddenly swallowed the words that came to his mouth. He got up from his chair, paced back and forth a few steps, pressed his hands on the square table, flicked the map on the table, looked at it for a while and asked, "Is the Le Li Manor outside Thang Long City?" ”

Zhao Ping looked dazed.

Ruan Zhi arched his hand and said: "Outside Shenglong City, more than ten miles southeast. ”

Thang Long City is located on the west bank of the Great River, surrounded by a vast plain, except for the Great River in the northeast, there is no danger to defend within a radius of 100 miles!

Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought about all kinds of things in his mind.

He now has exactly 5,000 cavalry in his hand, and he is already ready to go; Originally, it was going to deal with the reinforcements of the Annan Army in Xishan, but it can be mobilized immediately.

However, the Annan army suffered a devastating blow in the city of Duobang, and it was difficult to mobilize heavy troops for a while. If Zhu Gaoxu immediately led the cavalry to Shenglong, Zhang Fu would definitely be so nervous that the fat on the side of his mouth would be nervous; There is no need to rush at all, Zhang Fu's army will soon come to Thang Long...... What's more, in the wilderness near Thang Long, who can stop Zhu Gaoxu's cavalry?

Zhu Gaoxu slapped his palm on the picture and said, "Pass Veda to see you." Ordered Wang Bin to gather in the Xishan camp and pull out the camp immediately! ”

"Order!"

After a while, there was a sound of armor "clanging" outside the door, and Veda walked to the door of the tile house, he handed his sword to the guards, strode in and saluted: "The last general is ordered to come and meet the prince!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu took out a gold seal, sighed a few times, covered it on the undried paper, and said: "Commander Wei took over the military power of the Xishan battalion, transferred the cavalry of Li Rang in Duobang City to the west, and handed it over to Commander Wei. If enemy reinforcements come out from the western mountains, you will meet them and defeat them! ”

Veda clenched his fists and said, "The last general will be ordered!" ”

…… Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry eastward, and it was not yet noon when the horse team left the camp.

The Xishan garrison was only more than 100 miles away from Thang Long City, and the cavalry approached the southeast of Thang Long City along the plain road. When everyone arrived at the Lai Manor, the sun was already close to the horizon in the west.

The general Wang Bin asked Zhu Gaoxu if he would choose a place to camp and fight tomorrow. Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, and asked Ruan Zhi to take him, and a team of people approached the Li Manor to inspect first.

The group reached the west side of the manor, where the setting sun was shining on the building complex in the distance. Lai's Manor looks a little magnificent, covering a small area, but there are rammed city walls around, as well as gatehouses and arrow towers, just like a fortress.

Sure enough, there were a large number of Annan troops besieging outside, and at this time, those Annan troops should have detected the approach of the Ming army and were gathering men and horses to the west of the manor.

Na Leli is a strong and powerful Qinghua, even if the power is not small, but the foundation is not in Thang Long, and it will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the army. Hu Yuancheng sent so many men and horses to besiege his manor, and he didn't do it for a few days? What's even more strange is that Li Li has been besieged for a few days and has not compromised, in this case, what conditions is Li Li negotiating?

Zhu Gaoxu watched silently for a while, then suddenly turned his head to Wang Bin and said: "Pass the order, Li Li is ambitious, and the generals will reward him for catching this person!" ”

Wang Bin said: "The last general will immediately send someone to send an order to the generals. ”

Zhu Gaoxu has long said that if the throne of Annam hangs in the balance, many ambitious people will have thoughts. This Li Li is obviously one of them!

There is only one explanation for the strange situation in Li's Manor: Li Li is covering up his ambitions and deceiving Hu Yuancheng!

Why did Hu Yuancheng's men and horses not attack the manor immediately, naturally they were unwilling to easily settle a grudge with the Qinghua Haoqiang Li family. Even if Li Liwo is the queen of the Chen family, as long as he does not show obvious ambitions to replace the Hu family, Hu Yuancheng will think twice.

And Li Li grasped this point of Hu's thoughts. If he is threatened and compromises the queen immediately, the motive of the queen will be obvious, nothing more than for the throne; Since it is for the sake of power, of course, there is no pressure to sacrifice the queen...... But Li Li's approach was very bold, he still died a few days after being besieged, and he looked like he was going to die for the queen.

In this way, Hu Yuancheng will be confused, and he will have the illusion: Li Li is bold and reckless, and the queen may be confused by beauty, so he is so crazy!

If Lili's motivation is the latter, Hu is obviously compromised. That's why the two sides will ink until now?

But Zhu Gaoxu didn't believe Li Li at all, even if he didn't know this person!

The soldiers and horses of Annam in the distance have withdrawn from the siege, and they are successively facing the direction of the Ming army, as if they are going to meet the Ming army. They have a large number of infantry, and now they may not be able to run away if they want to. In addition, there are actually cavalry?

The cavalry horses of the Annam army were very short, but they were a horse team. Zhu Gaoxu watched for a while, a smile appeared on his face, and he immediately turned his horse's head and shouted: "Prepare to attack, end the battle before dark." ”

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the army with a squad of cavalry, made a simple deployment, and saved tactics. Only ordered the two light cavalry in the front to rush to the enemy's flanks, and after shooting with their bows, they immediately went around to both sides of the manor and took over the encirclement from which the Annam army had withdrawn...... For the sake of Lely, of course.

He took a long-handled horse knife from Zhao Ping's hand and tied it to his back, and then took the iron shield and spear. The firearms of the Annan army were relatively sharp, and Zhu Gaoxu was wearing three layers of armor and took a pair of shields.

Zhu Gaoxu raised the cherry spear and waved it forward.

"Kill!" One of the generals shouted and took the lead in leading the troops to dispatch from the left. The right-wing light cavalry then activated the horses' hooves.

Zhu Gaoxu sat down, and the colorful tiger-skin war horse also began to stride, and the riders quickly entered a state of jogging. On the road and in the vegetable field, the sound of horses' hooves gradually roared.